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And the measuringהַמִּדָּהlineקָוwill go outוְיָצָאagainעוֹדin front of itנֶגְדּוֹover the hillעַל גִּבְעַתof Gareb,גָּרֵבand it will turnוְנָסַבto Goah.גֹּעָתָה
Jeremiah 31:39
Study it in the app“And the measuring line will go out again in front of it over the hill of Gareb, and it will turn to Goah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 31:39, word by word
- And the measuringמִּדָּהmida
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “mida” appears- lineקָוkav
measuring line
A stretched cord used to measure and mark out exactly.
Where else “kav” appears- will go outיָצָאyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- in front of itנֶגְדּnegd
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “negd” appears- over the hillגִּבְעַתgivat
hill
Hill.
Where else “givat” appears- of Garebגָּרֵבgarev
Gareb
Gareb the Ithrite, one of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:38). It is also the name of a hill near Jerusalem (Jeremiah 31:39).
Where else “garev” appears- and it will turnנָסַבnasav
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “nasav” appears- to Goahגֹּעָתָgoata
Goah
Goah: a place near Jerusalem whose location is not known.
Where else “goata” appears
The context
38Look, days are coming, declares YHWH, when the city will be built for YHWH, from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the Corner.
39 · This verse (above)
40And the whole valley of the corpses and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, as far as the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, will be holiness to YHWH; it will not be uprooted or demolished anymore, forever.”